Hair curler



Dec. 1, 1964 J. SLOANE HAIR CURLER Filed Sept. 26, 1960 INVENTOR. JqcK 510/: NE.

HTTOP/VEK United States Patent 3,159,162 HAIR CURLER Jack Sloane, 90-02 Atlantic Ave., Ozone Park, NY.

Filed Sept. 26, 1960, Ser. No. 58,389 1 The present invention relates to a curler arrangement and it particularly relates to a curler arrangement in which the hair may be curled most conveniently and held in place during hairdressing operations.

It is among the objects of the present invention to provide a simple hair curler which may be readily manufactured in large quantities at low cost and which may be readily applied to the hair with assurance that the curl or coil of hair will be held properly in position when wound thereon.

Another object of the present invention is to Provide a simple, readily manufactured, inexpensive hair curler, which may be assembled economically and at low cost and which may be readily cleaned and which will effectively hold the hair in curled condition during hairdressing operations.

Still further objects and advantages will appear in the more detailed description set forth below, it being understood, however, that this more detailed description is given by way of illustration and explanation only and not by way of limitation, since various changes therein may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention.

According to the present invention, it has been found most satisfactory to form a mesh or cylindrical open tube in which there are a plurality of inside and outside 5 Claims.

oppositely inclined spiral tangentially contacting circular cross section rods of plastic material extending in spiral fashion and substantially integrally joined by fusion and adhesion at the tangential contacting portions at the crossing points.

This unevenness and spiral formation will effectively grip and hold the hair and give maximum curling effect thereto.

In addition, centrally within the tube there is positioned a brush device with outstanding bristles which will project slightly or shortly through the interstices between the plastic flexible strands and which will effectively hold the hair in position, particularly in the base coil.

If desired, a rubber band may be applied to hold the hair permanently in position and to keep the curler from unrolling, once the coil has been formed thereon.

With the foregoing and other objects in View, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter more specifically described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications can be resorted to which fall Within the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views:

FIG. 1 is a back perspective View, showing the hair coiled upon the preferred cylindrical curler arrangement of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of the complete assembly.

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of the internal brush arrangement.

FIG. 4 is a transverse sectional view upon the line 4--4 of FIG. 2, upon an enlarged scale as compared to FIG. 2.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective fragmentary view of the outer plastic spiral shell, showing the spiral circular cross section, parallel, heavy, spirally extending rods or strands thereon and the method in which they are integrally fused together at the crossing points.

3,159,162 Patented Dec. 1, 1964 Referring to FIGS. 1 to- 5, there is shown a curler A having an outer shell B of spiral, substantially circular cross-section and circular cross section, parallel, heavy, spirally extending rods or strands of a flexible plastic material, having diamond-shaped interstices, as best shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 5.

Positioned within the tubular spiral strand member A' is the brush C having a central twisted wire axis B and carrying the radially extending bristles D;

Referring particularly to FIG. 5, it is found that the shell 5 is desirably formed of differently inclined, circular cross section, parallel, heavy, spirally extending rods or strands 10, which are integrally joined at the crossing points 11 with the outwardly extending circular cross section, parallel, heavy, spirally extending rods or strands 12.

This tubular member has a relatively smooth outside surface, but will conveniently grasp and twist the hair, due to its spiral formation. 1

As indicated best in FIGS. 1 and 2, the angle of the spirals to the axis should be between 22 and 45 with a preferred inclination of about 22 to 26. The outside spiral elements 10 should all extend parallel to each other and be closely spaced together, with the inside spiral elements being integrally connected thereto at the crossing points 11.

The interior brush element C has a series of bristles D which extend outwardly in clumps, forming elevated portions at 13 and intermediately recessed portions at 14.

The length of the bristles D is such that the ends of the bristles will extend as indicated at 15 and 16, just slightly beyond the outer strands '10 and between the interstices formed between the inside strands 12 and the outside strands 10.

When the hair is wound up upon the composite unit of FIGS. 1 and 2, the spiral inside tubular formation B will grasp and twist the hair, while the projecting portions 15 and 16 will stick through the coil of hair and hold it firmly in position on the outside tubular member B.

This construction, as indicated in FIGS. 1 and 2, may be made of continuous lengths and cut to size, or the tubing B may be'first formed, cut to short lengths, as indicated in FIGS. 1 and 2, and then short sections of brush elements C inserted therein with the axes slightly projecting as handling members, as indicated at 17 in FIG. 2.

This curler arrangement is of low cost and may be readily manufactured upon a large scale.

Furthermore, the curler may be sterilized, treated with hot water or other sterilizing fluids, and readily cleaned.

The brush C may be removed by the user and re-inser-ted after cleaning.

The external circular cross section, parallel, heavy, spirally extending rods or strands which form the outer tube may be made of polyethylene or polypropylene, and the integral junction of the crossing strands, together with the brush insert, will give it the necessary rigidity for hair curling operation, either in the beauty parlor or at home.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the strands 10 and 12 consist of relatively heavy separate rods of polyethylene or polypropylene which are adhesively connected to one another at their crossing points and which are so'olfset as indicated in FIG. 4 that the short projecting ends 15 and 16 of the bristles will be wedged between and tangent to opposite sides of adjacent inside and outside obliquely crossing plastic rods.

As many changes could be made in the above hair 3 tained in the above description shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, what is claimed is: V

l. A hair curler device comprising an outer stilt cylindrical shell composed of separate inside and outside layers of spirally wound spaced thermoplastic rods, said rods in each layer being closely spaced and parallel to each other and the rods of the outside layer being obliquely disposed with respect to the rods of the inside layer and the rods in each layer being integrally joined at their crossing contact points, a central axially extending centrally positioned elongated support and a plurality of radial bristles held by said centrally positioned elongated support having their outer ends extending through and wedged between the obliquely crossed inside and outside rods.

2. A cylindrical hair curler comprising an outer stilt cylindrical member formed of an outer layer of closely spaced parallel thermoplastic, spirally directed rods and a contacting inner layer of closely spaced, parallel, therly radially extending bristles with the ends of bristles extending through and wedged between the rods adjacent their crossing points.

3. The hair curler of claim 2, said outer layer having curved arcuate contacting surfaces positioned slightly inside of the ends of the bristles which serve to grasp the hair strands between the short projecting ends of the bristles and said ends of the bristles projecting equal to about the thickness of the cylindrical member.

4. The curler of claim 2, said spirals having an inclination to the central axis between about 22 to 26 and said rods being formed of a plastic selected from the group consisting of polyethylene and polypropylene.

5. The curler of claim 2, the ends of said bristles contacting tangentially opposite sides of the respective inside and outside rods where they project between said rods.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,321,709 Solomon June 15, 1943 2,630,127 Isbell Mar. 3, 1953 2,800,911 Solomon July 30, 1957 2,838,053 Zimmerman June 10, 1958 FOREIGN PATENTS 1,208,846 France Sept. 14, 19,59 

1. A HAIR CURLER DEVICE COMPRISING AN OUTER STIFF CYLINDRICAL SHELL COMPOSED OF SEPARATE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE LAYERS OF SPIRALLY WOUND SPACED THERMOPLASTIC RODS, SAID RODS IN EACH LAYER BEING CLOSELY SPACED AND PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER AND THE RODS OF THE OUTSIDE LAYER BEING OBLIQUELY DISPOSED WITH RESPECT TO THE RODS OF THE INSIDE LAYER AND THE RODS IN EACH LAYER BEING INTEGRALLY JOINED AT THEIR CROSSING CONTACT POINTS, A CENTRAL AXIALLY EXTENDING CENTRALLY POSITIONED ELONGATED SUPPORT AND PLURALITY OF RADIAL BRISTLES HELD BY SAID CENTRALLY POSITIONED ELONGATED SUPPORT HAVING THEIR OUTER ENDS EXTENDING THROUGH AND WEDGED BETWEEN THE OBLIQUELY CROSSED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE RODS. 